Batman: Arkham Knight Sells 2.1M Units First Week - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 30 July 2015 / 9,434 ViewsThe latest Batman game - Batman: Arkham Knight - had a strong first week, selling 2.09 million units worldwide at retail (week ending June 27), according to the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart.
The PlayStation 4 version accounted for two-thirds of the total with 1.46 million units sold. The Xbox One version sold 569,398 units, while the PC retail version sold 57,293 units.
The game helped drive PlayStation 4 sales up 58 percent to 242,237 units sold and Xbox One sales up 26 percent to 94,057 units sold.
Batman: Arkham Knight was released worldwide on June 23. The game was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.